DEPOSITS, TRANSFERS & FINAL PAYMENT PER PERSON SCHEDULED TRIPS SPECIAL DEPARTURES* ACTIVE CRUISES**
PRIVATE
TRIPS***
Deposit
$600 $1,000 Your deposit is due at time of booking, and may be made by check, money order, wire transfer in US dollars or a major credit card $1,000 $1,000
Request a Refund
Refundable within the 21-day booking period
up to 7 days after you book when you book 7 days or more before final payment due date
Transfer Your Deposit
to another trip or put your deposit on hold up until the final payment due date
until final payment
95 days to trip start
155 days to trip start
185 days to trip start
185 days to trip start
Final Payment Due
CANCELLATION FEES (% OF TRIP PRICE, PER PERSON) DAYS TO TRIP START SCHEDULED TRIPS SPECIAL DEPARTURES*
ACTIVE CRUISES**
PRIVATE
TRIPS***
$200
$600
$600
$1,000
186+ days
$200
$600
30%
50%
156–185 days
$200
40%
30%
50%
96–155 days
30%
50%
50%
100%
61–95 days
60%
100%
75%
100%
31–60 days
100%
100%
100%
100%
0–30 days
* ** *** Special Departures: Africa Safaris; Vietnam & Cambodia Walking & Hiking; Peru Trekking and possibly others as noted on our website. Exception for Antarctica: final payment is due 215 days prior to trip start; cancellation fee is $1,000 at 216+ days. Once the PTO puts down their $1,000 deposit, the group has 21 days to pay their per-person deposits to fully reserve their date. Reductions in the group size may result in increased trip price due at final payment.
GUEST TRANSFER & CANCELLATION POLICY Exceptions to our cancellation policy cannot be made for any reason, including but not limited to weather, terrorism, civil unrest, pandemics, personal, family or medical emergencies. There is no refund for arriving late or leaving a trip early. Private rooms, staterooms and internal air charges are considered part of the total trip price and are subject to cancellation fees. Percentage cancellation fees are calculated on your total trip price (see chart above). We reserve the right to cancel departures in cases of force majeure or the failure of third parties—such as hotels or ships—to honor their reservations. In these cases, you will be refunded your trip price. Backroads is not responsible for expenses incurred in preparation for any canceled or postponed trips, such as airline tickets, or for costs that are incurred due to travel delays, flight cancellations or illness. All policies are subject to change without prior notice.
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